- Morning09:00–13:00
Arrivals & private transfers
Meet-and-greet at Hamburg Airport, private transfer and check-in at the delegation hotel.
- Midday14:00–15:30
Welcome session: objectives for the week
Introductions, each company’s priorities, house rules (Chatham House) and the logic of the week.
- Afternoon16:00–18:00
Briefing: a trading city that engineers efficiency Keynote
An insider’s view of the port economy, the Mittelstand and Germany’s industrial strategy. Speaker announced soon.
- Evening20:00
Welcome dinner Peer dinner
A private dinner for the delegation overlooking the Elbe.
September 2027 · Executive delegation
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Hamburg 2027: port, logistics & industrial innovation.
Hamburg runs one of Europe’s largest ports as a working laboratory for automation, supply chains and industrial technology, backed by family-owned Mittelstand companies that think in decades. For Latin American leaders in logistics, retail operations and industry, it shows how efficiency is engineered end to end.
The logic of the week
Why Hamburg, and how the five days build.
Hamburg runs one of Europe’s largest ports as a working laboratory for automation, supply chains and industrial technology, backed by family-owned Mittelstand companies that think in decades. For Latin American leaders in logistics, retail operations and industry, it shows how efficiency is engineered end to end.
Day 1 context · Days 2–4 deep dives: port, fulfilment, industry · Day 5 synthesis and LatAm application
- When
- September 2027 · exact dates announced soon
- Where
- Hamburg · Germany
- Duration
- 5 days
- Group
- 12–15 senior executives
- Language
- English–Spanish interpretation
Day by day
The agenda
The programme for the week. Hosts and speakers are announced as they confirm; exact times are shared with each participant before departure.
- Morning08:30–10:00
Keynote: "Running a port as a data platform" Keynote
A port and logistics leader on automation, digital twins and resilience. Speaker announced soon.
- Morning10:30–12:30
Site visit: an automated container terminal Site visit
Automated stacking, guided vehicles and the control room, and the decisions behind the investment.
- Midday13:00–14:30
Lunch and harbour tour by boat
The port seen from the water, with a logistics expert on board.
- Afternoon15:00–17:00
Roundtable: supply-chain resilience after the disruptions Closed-door
Closed-door session with shipping, forwarding and port executives. Participants announced soon.
- EveningEvening
Evening at leisure
Free evening, with recommendations from our team.
- Morning09:00–11:30
Site visit: a large e-commerce fulfilment centre Site visit
Inbound, picking automation, returns and last-mile handover at volume (host announced soon).
- Midday12:00–13:30
Working lunch: the economics of fulfilment
Peer discussion on cost per order, automation payback and service promises.
- Afternoon14:00–16:00
Roundtable with logistics-tech founders Closed-door
Software, robotics and visibility platforms that serve European retailers. Participants announced soon.
- Afternoon16:30–17:30
Debrief: what transfers
A facilitated hour to translate the day into each participant’s company.
- Evening20:00
Cultural evening at the Elbphilharmonie Cultural evening
A concert or private tour, then dinner in HafenCity.
- Morning09:00–11:30
Site visit: Hamburg’s aviation cluster Site visit
Advanced manufacturing, quality systems and the supplier network around one of the world’s largest civil aviation sites (host announced soon).
- Midday12:00–13:30
Lunch with a family-business owner Closed-door
How a Mittelstand company plans for the next generation, and why it stays focused (guest announced soon).
- Afternoon14:30–16:30
Walking tour: HafenCity smart-city district Site visit
Europe’s large inner-city regeneration project: mobility, energy, flood protection and mixed use.
- Evening20:00
Peer dinner Peer dinner
The delegation’s dinner, one table, one topic.
- Morning09:00–11:30
Workshop: your 90-day action plan Workshop
A facilitated session translating the week into each company’s priorities.
- Morning12:00–13:00
Closing roundtable: logistics lessons for LatAm ports and retailers Closed-door
What applies at home, and what does not.
- Midday13:00–14:30
Farewell lunch
Closing remarks and the follow-up plan.
- Afternoon15:00
Departures, or optional follow-up meetings
Transfers to the airport. Optional extra day for private meetings.
Places are named where they are public. Companies, hosts and speakers are named only once they have confirmed.
Next step
Talk to us about Hamburg.
Register your interest and we will send you the full programme and the exact dates first.